Mark Darland Network Security Implementations

Mark Darland - CySA+ focused on security infrastructure

Network Security Career Knowledge: Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Switches, Netgear Business Class installation and configuration, Custom Firewall Ruleset Designs, SSL\TLS Cipher Suite Implementation, Cisco VCenter VM and IBM Blade Center, Amazon CloudFront, Network Transmission Control Protocol, Data Classification Techniques, Unified Threat Management with Next-Generation Firewalls, Cloud-based WAF with SonicWall, Fortinet and F5-BIG IP, LDAPS and Network Protocol AnalysisProblem Solving Analysis Background: Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, and algorithms creates foundational principles behind network security. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills focused on risk assessment and the development of security protocols.Security Framework Familiarity: Familiarity with CIS Level one and two, NIST 800.53, and the Open Web Application Security Project with other security proficiencies to address today’s threat landscape.Operating System Administration: Multi-environment infrastructures focusing on Window Server 2022/2019 and Oracle Linux 9 with management of IT architecture coupled with resource allocation, security configurations, and system optimizations.Security Intelligence Cycle Skillsets: Requirements Planning and Direction, Collection and Processing, Analysis, Dissemination and Feedback. Draft new cybersecurity standards for organizations focused on automation of group policy settings, LDAP best practice integration and documentation for large and small teams and ELK stack configuration and deployment. Unified Threat Management via several technology vendor software solutions.